Lecture 19 - Campylobacter + Bordetella Flashcards
What are the two major characteristics based on the behavior of Campulobacter?
Commensal + Intracellular
Where is Campylobacter found?
GI and Gential tracts
What can an infection from Campylobacter cause?
Diarrhea + Abortion
What is special about the morphology of Camplyobacter?
Gull-winged
Spiral
Campylobacter: oxygen requirements
Micoaerophilic
What are the % of oxygen and CO2 that Campylobacter like?
5 to 10% O2
1 to 10% CO2
Campylobacter: oxidase
Positive
Campylobacter: catalase
varies
Campylobacter: MacConkey
Growth, w/ no fermentation (yellow)
What are the three Campylobacter strains that are responsible for verneral disease?
C. Fetus
C. Veneralis
C. Jejuni
Where do most Campylobacter outbreaks occur?
Western states
Which strain of Campylobacter is responsible for FBI’s in poultry?
C. Jejuni
What are the virulence factors that Camplyobacter contain?
Flagellar genes
Adhesins
Cytolehal distending toxin
S layer
What is another name for the S layer?
Microcapsule
What Campylobacter strains have an S layer?
C. Venerealis
C. Fetus
What is the general structure of the S layer?
Lattice
What does the S layer do?
Reduces susceptibility to pahgocytosis and complement
What is important about the S layer when it comes to chronic infections?
Has 8 different variants, allows for switching to keep hidden from the immune system
Which strains of Campylobacter has CDT?
C. Fetus
C. Jejuni
What does CDT cause?
Cell-cycle arrest
Distended host cell morphology
Leading to apoptosis
What does apoptosis via CDT allow for?
Releases bacteria within the cell
Where is C. vernrealis commonly found?
Bovine reproductive tract
What does C. venerealis cause?
Veneral disease in cattle
Early embryonic death
Infertility
Where does C. fetus commonly infect?
Intestinal tract of sheep, goats, and cattle
What does C. fetus tend to cause?
Abortion and stillbirths in sheep and goats
Weak offspring
Sporadic abortions in cattle
What does C. jejuni commonly infect?
Intestinal tract of birds and mammals
What does C. jejuni commonly cause in sheep?
Abortion
What does C. jejuni commonly cause in dogs?
Enteritis
What does C. jejuni commonly cause in birds?
Hepatitis
What disease process is caused by venerealis in cattle?
Bovine genital campylobacteriosis
What does Bovine genital campylobacteriosis cause in cattle?
Temporary infertility
Occasional abortion
What is the length on infection in bulls with C. venerealis?
Indefinite
Where does the infection spread in cattle in regards to C. venerealis?
uterus
How can C. Venerealis infect bulls indefinitely?
Antigenic SHIFT of S layer